Univision is to launch Novelas Xpress, abridged versions of popular soap operas that deliver all the drama of the original stories in less than 15 hours. Targeting the Hispanic audience across the US, the titles will be…

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Following in the footsteps of Hulu Plus, Time Warner ‘s HBO, CBS ‘ All Access, and Showtime are now offering, or planning to offer, over-the-top streaming subscription services. It appears the biggest trend in pay TV is a gradual movement toward unbundling. The ability for viewers to subscribe only to channels they wish to purchase, instead of… [Read more on Nasdaq]

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The Greek philosopher Heraclitus (c. 535 – c. 475 BCE) said: “Nature is wont to hide herself“. The obscene is, in a way, a product of staging. The etymology of the word “obscene” itself means “offstage” (from the Latin obscaena). Imagine a cabaret, with a cosy atmosphere, chiaroscuro, and a woman who slowly takes her clothes […]

What is the point of living, helping, cleaning up, getting dressed up, succeeding in life, if no one can see? Why is it so important for marriage, in particular, to be spectacular? We already tackled the question of marriage with – among others – an episode of United States of Tara, so you should probably […]

What is the role of looks in human interactions? Does your appreciation of someone’s physical appearance condition your bonding with the person? [Also read: Do We Trust People Based On How They Look? with Brooklyn Nine-Nine] What does our choice of love partner tell about ourselves? In the third episode of the fourth season of […]

Are you more suspicious of good-looking people? In the twenty-first episode of the second season of Community (NBC), the group remembers what an awful year they have just spent: Abed went through a mental breakdown, the school bus crashed killing 70 students, Pierce got hooked on painkillers… But surprisingly enough, Britta and Jeff only remember […]